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The bodies of American Michael Sharp, Swedish national Zaida Catalan and interpreter Betu Tshintela were found late last month in a shallow grave in Congo’s Central Kasai province. Sharp was a former Goshen and Middlebury resident who graduated from Bethany Christian High School in 2001 and graduated Eastern Mennonite University in 2005.The U.N. investigators had been looking into alleged human rights violations by the Congolese army and local militia groups. Three other local members of their team remain missing.Their deaths raised an outcry, with Sweden opening a murder investigation and Congo’s President Joseph Kabila vowing punishment for those responsible.It was the first recorded disappearance of international workers in the once-calm Kasai provinces, where at least 400 civilians have been killed since August amid a rebellion loyal to former traditional leader Kamwina Nsapu. The United Nations has said 23 mass graves have been found in the region, and at least 434,000 people have been displaced.“Anyone who has information in connection with the serious acts committed in the greater Kasai is asked to come forward with it,” said Ponde, adding that everything is being done to protect those who might be in danger.The prosecutor of the International Criminal court has said the killing of the U.N. investigators and other violence in Congo could be crimes under her court’s jurisdiction.Memorial serviceA memorial service for Sharp is scheduled Saturday at 4 p.m. Central Time at Hesston Mennonite Church in Hesston, Kansas. The servic...

Fran Beck.Service will be held on Friday April 21, 2017 at 12:00pm at Community Family Funeral Home, where a visitation will be held Friday from 11:00 until time of service. Burial will be in Goshen Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.communityfamilyfh.comRead or Share this story: http://pinews.co/2pxhBBe...

He enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 and did a tour of duty in Vietnam before returning home and receiving an honorable discharge in 1969. James worked for Goshen County schools as a bus driver, maintenance man, and janitor in Fort Laramie. He later moved to Texas where he attended Kilgore College and received his GED and a degree in jewelry making and watch and clock repair. He was proud to say he was the only one of his family to go to college and he enjoyed it greatly. He returned to Mitchell in 1993 and worked for Carl Thomas as a farmhand until 1996 when he went to work for M. Gompert Farms until his retirement in 2003. James enjoyed many handcrafting projects in his retirement. He was united in marriage to Carolyn Sue Davis on Aug. 16, 2001.James is survived by his wife, Carolyn; sisters, Rosella (Roy) Judd of Mitchell, Claudia Nichols of Iowa, and Valerie Browning of Gillette; sons James, Jr. (Lynette) Bye of LaGrange, and Glen (Flo) Davis of Henry, Neb.; daughter, Cherie (Kenyon) Boldan of Arizona; grandchildren, Cherish McCloughan of Arizona, Joe and Chrystal Phillips of Michigan, Jim Palmer of LaGrange, Brittney Palmer of Chadron, Neb., Marrissa Bye of Torrington, Brenda Morrison of Torrington, Angel and Ryan Westall of Morrill, Neb., Anthony Davis of Henry, and Matthew Wiggins of Torrington; great-grandchildren, Lucas Wiggins, Miley Hilsabeck, Jordin Eutsler, Jaedin Duthy, Jazlynn Duthy, Emma Westall, and Nichole Westall. He was also blessed with many nieces and nephews.James was preceded in death by his parents; brother, William Bye; sister, Minnie Morris; and granddaughter, Gaylynn Sinner.Share on Facebook...

Wisconsin to build their dream home. In 1996, they joined Teen Missions International as team leaders and took 26 teens to France for a summer of evangelism and construction.They established Goshen, a refuge, a ministry to ritual abuse victims. In 2003, they moved back to Iowa where, in 2006 Bill died from duodenal cancer. Jeane then moved to Indianola where she remained until her death.Her life was changed completely when she became a Christian in 1976. She, along with her husbands, as imperfect but forgiven people, endeavored to live for the Lord. She was a dance teacher, a salesperson, a travel counselor and an office manager. Her most fulfilling public position in addition to ministry was in the English Department at the University of Northern Iowa where she enjoyed the interaction with both the professors and the students. Her most fulfilling private position was as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved to decorate, make jewelry and other crafts, read, was a talented seamstress and cook and an appreciative traveler. She spent countless hours working on the family genealogy and was just as happy discovering an outlaw as a statesman.Surviving are sons, Kirk (Tina) Patten, of Indianola, and Kyle (Sue Rasmusson) Patten, of Bondurant, Iowa; a daughter, Kristi (Larry) Schachterle of Geneva, Iowa; grandson, Travis (Sheena) Patten, of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada; granddaughter, Kassie (Rick) Runyan, of Manhattan, N.Y.; great-granddaughters, Gracie, Eleanor, Penelope, Olive and Hadley Patten, of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada; her sister, Doris Risenhoover, of Ottumwa; sisters-in-law Becky Keefe of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mary Michalicek, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; nieces Cyndy (Rich) Bayliss, of Ottumwa, Karen Keefe (Monte) Johnson, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Mary “...

The bodies of American Michael Sharp, Swedish national Zaida Catalan and interpreter Betu Tshintela were found late last month in a shallow grave in Congo’s Central Kasai province. Sharp was a former Goshen and Middlebury resident who graduated from Bethany Christian High School in 2001 and graduated Eastern Mennonite University in 2005.The U.N. investigators had been looking into alleged human rights violations by the Congolese army and local militia groups. Three other local members of their team remain missing.Their deaths raised an outcry, with Sweden opening a murder investigation and Congo’s President Joseph Kabila vowing punishment for those responsible.It was the first recorded disappearance of international workers in the once-calm Kasai provinces, where at least 400 civilians have been killed since August amid a rebellion loyal to former traditional leader Kamwina Nsapu. The United Nations has said 23 mass graves have been found in the region, and at least 434,000 people have been displaced.“Anyone who has information in connection with the serious acts committed in the greater Kasai is asked to come forward with it,” said Ponde, adding that everything is being done to protect those who might be in danger.The prosecutor of the International Criminal court has said the killing of the U.N. investigators and other violence in Congo could be crimes under her court’s jurisdiction.Memorial serviceA memorial service for Sharp is scheduled Saturday at 4 p.m. Central Time at Hesston Mennonite Church in Hesston, Kansas. The servic...

Fran Beck.Service will be held on Friday April 21, 2017 at 12:00pm at Community Family Funeral Home, where a visitation will be held Friday from 11:00 until time of service. Burial will be in Goshen Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.communityfamilyfh.comRead or Share this story: http://pinews.co/2pxhBBe...

He enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 and did a tour of duty in Vietnam before returning home and receiving an honorable discharge in 1969. James worked for Goshen County schools as a bus driver, maintenance man, and janitor in Fort Laramie. He later moved to Texas where he attended Kilgore College and received his GED and a degree in jewelry making and watch and clock repair. He was proud to say he was the only one of his family to go to college and he enjoyed it greatly. He returned to Mitchell in 1993 and worked for Carl Thomas as a farmhand until 1996 when he went to work for M. Gompert Farms until his retirement in 2003. James enjoyed many handcrafting projects in his retirement. He was united in marriage to Carolyn Sue Davis on Aug. 16, 2001.James is survived by his wife, Carolyn; sisters, Rosella (Roy) Judd of Mitchell, Claudia Nichols of Iowa, and Valerie Browning of Gillette; sons James, Jr. (Lynette) Bye of LaGrange, and Glen (Flo) Davis of Henry, Neb.; daughter, Cherie (Kenyon) Boldan of Arizona; grandchildren, Cherish McCloughan of Arizona, Joe and Chrystal Phillips of Michigan, Jim Palmer of LaGrange, Brittney Palmer of Chadron, Neb., Marrissa Bye of Torrington, Brenda Morrison of Torrington, Angel and Ryan Westall of Morrill, Neb., Anthony Davis of Henry, and Matthew Wiggins of Torrington; great-grandchildren, Lucas Wiggins, Miley Hilsabeck, Jordin Eutsler, Jaedin Duthy, Jazlynn Duthy, Emma Westall, and Nichole Westall. He was also blessed with many nieces and nephews.James was preceded in death by his parents; brother, William Bye; sister, Minnie Morris; and granddaughter, Gaylynn Sinner.Share on Facebook...

Wisconsin to build their dream home. In 1996, they joined Teen Missions International as team leaders and took 26 teens to France for a summer of evangelism and construction.They established Goshen, a refuge, a ministry to ritual abuse victims. In 2003, they moved back to Iowa where, in 2006 Bill died from duodenal cancer. Jeane then moved to Indianola where she remained until her death.Her life was changed completely when she became a Christian in 1976. She, along with her husbands, as imperfect but forgiven people, endeavored to live for the Lord. She was a dance teacher, a salesperson, a travel counselor and an office manager. Her most fulfilling public position in addition to ministry was in the English Department at the University of Northern Iowa where she enjoyed the interaction with both the professors and the students. Her most fulfilling private position was as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved to decorate, make jewelry and other crafts, read, was a talented seamstress and cook and an appreciative traveler. She spent countless hours working on the family genealogy and was just as happy discovering an outlaw as a statesman.Surviving are sons, Kirk (Tina) Patten, of Indianola, and Kyle (Sue Rasmusson) Patten, of Bondurant, Iowa; a daughter, Kristi (Larry) Schachterle of Geneva, Iowa; grandson, Travis (Sheena) Patten, of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada; granddaughter, Kassie (Rick) Runyan, of Manhattan, N.Y.; great-granddaughters, Gracie, Eleanor, Penelope, Olive and Hadley Patten, of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada; her sister, Doris Risenhoover, of Ottumwa; sisters-in-law Becky Keefe of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mary Michalicek, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; nieces Cyndy (Rich) Bayliss, of Ottumwa, Karen Keefe (Monte) Johnson, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Mary “...